Description

Titles read: "Famous Football Clubs - No. 1 - Newcastle United".

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.

Various shots of players of the Newcastle United football team in training. They wear extremely baggy shorts, jumpers and striped tops. Among those seen are captain Nelson (Nielson?), Fairhurst ("whose defensive play relies so much on his head"), Bell, MacKenzie, goalkeeper Burns, Pearson, JR Richardson, Cape and J Allen. Some shots are in slow motion.

Note: name spellings may be incorrect - there is no paperwork and it is difficult to make out some names.

There were 3 'seasons' of these 'Football Teams / Clubs in Training' in the Pathe Sound Pictorials - this is an item from the first season.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.